Liquid Wrench didn’t help. PB Blaster didn’t cut it. The only thing that would cut
the corrosion and break the bearing free from the gear shaft was repeated
heating from a torch, followed by a cooling period in the chest freezer. The
bearing is now freely turning on the shaft.

The Spit now makes noise when the horn button is pressed! They’re clogged with 28 years of grit, grime, and crud, but after turning the adjustment screw back and forth, the low-tone horn loosened up and beeped. The high-tone is still clogged, but that should free up.

At the very least, I have two horns out of a salvaged Sundance that I’ll swap into the Spit, and rebuild the original horns this winter. But, one more item is now crossed off the “safety inspection” checklist.

These are a few of my favorite things!

My dad ordered a bunch of stuff for the car from Victoria British prior to his visit down. While down here visiting the kids, he figured it would be a good time to do a little work on the car. In the box were:

• 4 U-joints.
• 2 rear motor mounts.
• 2 wiper arms, with new blades.
• 2 bonnet locating pins.

Gonna be a busy weekend, I can see.

Even after soaking the end of the shaft in Liquid Wrench and PB Blaster, the shaft refuses to turn in the bearing. The biggest problem I’ve found is that there isn’t a good way to get ahold of the shaft to try and break it loose from the bearing.

I’ve managed to force the shaft and stuck bearing out of the housing with a hammer, screwdriver, and a large bolt. Much to my father-in-law’s chagrin, I did manage to botch up the end of the shaft. Thankfully, it wasn’t too badly, so I should be able to file down the damage. Now to soak it more thoroughly in PB Blaster.